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Monday, 25 July 2011

Latest jewellery creations

Here are some of my latest jewellery designs - really, it is a matter of having a play with all the gemstones I have amassed (in a very short time, it has to be said!) Above is a lapis lazuli bracelet, with a gold heart that Chris found in one of the boxes of beads we have.

This bracelet has amethyst (my favourite) with labradorite and black jasper. The patterns on the black jasper are incredible and I am going to make a bracelet just using them.

Finally, a bracelet made with amazonite, turquoise chips and labradorite, and earrings with amazonite and aquamarine. The loop earrings were a result of me having some beading thread left over from a bracelet and trying a weaving technique. I am still practising with crimping and have found that the crimping pliers I have are not very effective unless there are a lot of strands to crimp. For less than about four strands, I use my normal pliers which seem to be working. I am really enjoying making my own jewellery.

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About Me

I share the house and garden with my husband and a cat. I hate housework but love gardening. I have outgrown my small garden (my husband calls it my 'nursery of experiments') and spend many hours drooling over gardening books, dreaming of what I will do when I get my half acre of land! I also enjoy reading, baking, jewellery making, have recently started sewing and then there is felt making. I would love to have enough space for an art studio/craft room, but make do with the sitting room table for now.